Algorithms, assuming they exist in the fediverse, are included in the source code, which is [X]GPL (change the X for an L or an A) or any other free licence.

And karma has no value, assuming it exists too. In Lemmy there is no karma, and in Kbin, despite people saying there is, I didn’t see it anywhere, so there isn’t to me.

And the federation structure also has a good part in this equation. Maybe a specific instance for all those “social” elements.